March 7, 2025
The Possibility of
Democracy
Democracy is not just about elections (which also take place in dictatorships) but about freedom of thought.
This means that democracy is only possible if the (vast) majority of the population supports it. In many countries, democratic regimes have failed (Middle East, Africa) because local populations did not accept them. If one believes that Sharia is God's law, how could they support or even adopt rules that contradict it?
After all, even in our societies, democracy was born through centuries of often bloody struggles.